42 C.F.R. § 456.132 Evaluation criteria for continued stay.
Title 42 - Public Health
The UR plan must provide that— (a) The committee develops written medical care criteria to assess the need for continued stay. (b) The committee develops more extensive written criteria for cases that its experience shows are— (1) Associated with high costs; (2) Associated with the frequent furnishing of excessive services; or (3) Attended by physicians whose patterns of care are frequently found to be questionable.
Title 42: Public Health
PART 456—UTILIZATION CONTROL
Subpart C—Utilization Control: Hospitals
UR Plan: Review of Need for Continued Stay
§ 456.132 Evaluation criteria for continued stay.